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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 "Foresight and Hindsight".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were estimated to occupy the towers on any given day?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 10,000.

2. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York froze $215 million worth of Afghan ________.
(a) Silver.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.

3. What was the name of the Iranian-supported worldwide terrorist organization?
(a) Muslim Brotherhood.
(b) Al-Qaeda.
(c) Hezbollah.
(d) Jemaah Islamiya.

4. Who was said to have visibly winced when he was informed of the desire of the U.S. to capture Bin Laden alive?
(a) Ramzi Yousef.
(b) Bin Laden.
(c) Mullah Omar.
(d) Ahmed Shah Massoud.

5. The counter-terrorism meeting between Richard Clarke and the Bush Administration did not take place until when?
(a) 1 year before 9/11.
(b) 1 month before 9/11.
(c) 1 week after 9/11.
(d) 1 week before 9/11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Taliban's most important and most capable enemy?

2. By July 2001, Bin Laden was especially keen on hitting what U.S building?

3. What is another name for the analysis from the enemy's perspective?

4. What is CAPPS?

5. ______ minutes after the first plane hit the Twin Towers, it is believed that an order to evacuate the tower was issued over the building's intercom system.

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